Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2025-08-18

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 18
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
496 head
▼ 399 vs last sale 895▼ 195 vs year ago 691 · −28.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 129▼ 31 vs year ago 91 · −34.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 66▲ 3 vs year ago 37 · +8.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 6.00 higher, feeder heifers 1.00 higher, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive flesh and hair.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.83/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 15 of 34 comparable sales and sits −19.36 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.
Average price
$337.83
54 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,838
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.07
vs SC average
−21.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539350.141,88736
Medium and Large 2554313.191,73618thin
One grade step is worth $36.95/cwt here — about $152 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale54 hd
337.83
—
SC average6 barns · 171 hd
330.75
+7.07
National average158 barns · 7,895 hd
359.80
−21.97
This barn, trailing median34 sales
357.19
−19.36
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
415370326281median 357.1903/0204/2707/1309/0711/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $401.14, low $294.82, median $357.19 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,563199.453,1168thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,519169.512,57631
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,194167.431,99918
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,149151.341,7407thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,395$2,3752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$2,1382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)968$2,0733thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)984$1,8584thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)925$1,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$1,7251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)870$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)983$2,5752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,163$2,3002thin

Every lot

127 lots · USDA AMS · Saluda Livestock Exchange - Saluda, SC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3240350.00/cwt350.00–350.008401
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1265445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,1791
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1651
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy313450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4092
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1341
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1336404.08/cwt400.00–430.001,3587
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3491
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1386415.83/cwt395.00–420.001,6057
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425352.59/cwt350.00–355.001,4992
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428418.09/cwt395.00–425.001,78914
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471403.34/cwt395.00–415.001,90011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474365.37/cwt355.00–385.001,73215
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3489345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6876
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2516349.22/cwt345.00–355.001,8026
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534378.76/cwt360.00–382.502,0239
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579338.29/cwt325.00–345.001,95911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1611337.51/cwt330.00–340.002,0624
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615312.44/cwt310.00–315.001,9222
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy615270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6611
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625242.74/cwt235.00–250.001,5172
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675330.96/cwt315.00–335.002,23410
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2201
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3775245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8991
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy200520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,0401
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235375.00/cwt375.00–375.008811
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245400.00/cwt400.00–400.009801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270392.49/cwt385.00–405.001,0608
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280295.00/cwt295.00–295.008261
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy295425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2541
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy308432.56/cwt425.00–440.001,3322
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319381.39/cwt375.00–385.001,2174
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322363.42/cwt360.00–370.001,1703
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0011
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy362426.89/cwt415.00–430.001,5455
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370330.14/cwt325.00–335.001,2222
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377383.55/cwt380.00–390.001,4468
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377352.33/cwt345.00–360.001,3283
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Full400310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2401
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418373.01/cwt365.00–390.001,55923
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418314.60/cwt295.00–325.001,3153
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy428314.94/cwt305.00–325.001,3482
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2442353.93/cwt335.00–360.001,56418
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465318.56/cwt310.00–335.001,4814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7053
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy470300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4101
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477336.95/cwt325.00–355.001,60727
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added506373.73/cwt365.00–395.001,8917
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510351.36/cwt330.00–360.001,79214
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527313.88/cwt300.00–325.001,6549
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy545287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,5671
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy565287.54/cwt285.00–290.001,6252
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy580370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1463
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,92112
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2593325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9276
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,0552
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621294.95/cwt285.00–310.001,8325
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy633269.90/cwt265.00–275.001,7082
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1454
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5181
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8631
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy200525.00/cwt500.00–550.001,0502
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240420.00/cwt405.00–435.001,0082
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1931
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317433.05/cwt420.00–440.001,3733
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3340350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1901
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2421
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2361381.84/cwt370.00–395.001,3785
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy362360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3033
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371409.35/cwt400.00–420.001,5198
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Full390350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3651
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421413.01/cwt400.00–420.001,73910
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423377.86/cwt360.00–395.001,59810
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy433342.37/cwt335.00–350.001,4822
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4571
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Full440345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5181
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Full460335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5411
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465402.47/cwt400.00–405.001,8712
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480361.41/cwt355.00–380.001,73513
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy483350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6912
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4551
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy513301.69/cwt290.00–310.001,5483
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,79414
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567329.51/cwt320.00–335.001,86813
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5371
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy585290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6971
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9221
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy625280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7501
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2658290.02/cwt285.00–295.001,9082
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3400317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,26813
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3556299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,66211
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3685180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,500188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,8202
Bulls——1,506207.19/cwt204.00–213.003,1204
Bulls——1,738195.43/cwt193.00–199.003,3972
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,104157.82/cwt153.00–160.001,7425
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,105170.21/cwt167.00–177.001,8818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235160.75/cwt155.00–166.001,9858
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,263135.13/cwt130.00–140.001,7072
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,385183.01/cwt182.00–184.002,5352
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,388181.89/cwt181.00–183.002,5252
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,514171.23/cwt168.00–179.002,59217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,549165.02/cwt162.00–167.002,55612
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3780158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2321
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3800174.56/cwt170.00–180.001,3962
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2970175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6981
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1971242.15/cwt237.50–250.002,3515
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,029171.23/cwt169.00–173.001,7624
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,320174.71/cwt172.00–177.002,3062
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,342172.46/cwt166.00–179.002,3143
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28051,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28851,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19052,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29071,793.70/head1,675.00–1,850.001,7943
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29852,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0502,310.00/head2,225.00–2,400.002,3102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0901,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,135168.50/cwt168.00–169.001,9122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2152,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,595165.49/cwt161.00–170.002,6402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,7002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27852,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29501,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1802,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3752,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 28701,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

This sale against other markets

South Carolina weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.